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Ben Franklin's bifocals Sunday, September 26, 2010

Nobel Prize-winning Poet T. S. Eliot   T. S. Eliot
[1888 - T.S. (Thomas Stearns) Eliot, Nobel Prize-winning poet, born in St. Louis, Missouri]

Actor George Raft    Tough Guy Actor George Raft
[1895 - George Raft (Ranft), actor, born in Hell's Kitchen, New York City]

George Gershwin   Composer George Gershwin
[1898 - George Gershwin (Jacob Gershowitz), composer, born in Brooklyn]

Actress Barbara Britton
[1919 - Barbara Britton (Brantingham), actress, born in
Long Beach, California]

Singer Marty Robbins    Singer, Songwriter Marty Robbins
[1925 - Marty Robbins (Robertson), Country Music Hall of Famer, born in Glendale, Arizona]

Singer Julie London    Actress Julie London
[1926 - Julie London (Peck), singer, actress, born in Santa Rosa, California]

Actor Patrick O'Neal
[1927 - Patrick O'Neal, actor, born in Ocala, Florida]

Scene from West Side Story
[1957 - West Side Story opens in New York; it runs for 734 performances]


Fantasy Football

Suppose we had put the NFL in charge of New Orleans reconstruction instead of the government. All the trash and debris would have been picked up promptly, the people would all have had a place to live by now, every business that wanted to would be up and running, the food and drink would be overpriced (just as it was before), and the mayor would have his own Sky Box on condition he stay there and cause no further harm to the city. Best of all, the operation would be turning a profit and a salary cap would be in effect.

The Super-Dome complex in New Orleans


William's Whimsical Words:

And we would have a giant dome over the entire City to keep out wind and water, should they come again

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